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Record of Proceedings

Appointments Committee Meeting - October 1, 2026

Board of Representatives — Thursday, October 1, 2026
BodyStamford, Connecticut
SessionBoard of Representatives
DateThursday, October 1, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Shall we call this

Speaker 2

0:00

meeting to order?

Speaker 3

0:02

It's uh 63,

Unassigned speaker

0:05

Wednesday, the 30th of September.

Unassigned speaker

0:08

And this is a meeting of the appointments committee.

Unassigned speaker

0:12

Uh uh Angie, would you uh call the role?

Unassigned speaker

0:16

Or or I'm sorry, Christina.

Unassigned speaker

0:18

Oh my apologies.

Unassigned speaker

0:19

Uh would you call the

Speaker 3

0:20

role, please?

Speaker 2

0:25

Uh uh Christina, you're muted.

0:28

It looks like you're mute muted.

Unassigned speaker

0:33

Well,

Speaker 3

0:33

I'll tell you what, I'll call the role.

0:37

Um representative camperelli.

Speaker 4

0:42

Present.

Speaker 3

0:43

Uh oh, yeah, I'll do it.

0:45

I'll I'll do it the right, I'll do it off of this.

0:47

Um is this a is this our

Speaker 5

0:51

representative?

Speaker 3

0:52

Oh, I see, I got I've got it.

0:53

Okay, representative Bradford will be with us.

0:56

Uh Representative Gardner, co-chair Gardner.

0:58

Present.

0:59

Um Representative Hyatt.

Speaker 6

1:04

President

Speaker 3

1:05

Uh Representative Ravia will not be with us this evening.

1:10

Um I uh Representative Shorem here, uh Representative Weinbert.

Unassigned speaker

1:15

Uh

Speaker 3

1:16

present.

1:17

And uh hopefully we'll be hearing from Representative Weathers and Representative uh, but I think we can proceed

Unassigned speaker

1:26

in the meantime.

Speaker 3

1:27

And so uh bear with me all

Speaker 2

1:30

the

Speaker 3

1:31

all the

Unassigned speaker

1:32

uh

Speaker 3

1:34

right here.

1:36

Uh we will uh begin with uh item number A32.063, which is uh citation officer.

1:44

Uh and this is Alan De Luca.

1:47

Uh this is uh a a new position, uh uh which I see expires on uh September 2nd, but I'm assuming that's just your completing uh uh

Speaker 2

2:00

a term.

2:00

Yeah, I think that's not the expiration date.

2:02

I think that's the day it was

Unassigned speaker

2:03

submitted.

Unassigned speaker

2:04

Oh,

Speaker 2

2:05

this isn't it?

2:06

So this is a three weeks ago.

2:08

This isn't the volunteer commission position.

2:12

So this will be oh, I see.

2:14

I

Unassigned speaker

2:15

this is a higher that we have to approve.

Unassigned speaker

2:17

All right, thank you.

Unassigned speaker

2:18

So

Speaker 3

2:18

thank you for clarifying that.

2:20

So um uh Mr.

2:22

DeLuca

Speaker 2

2:26

why don't you

Unassigned speaker

2:27

sit

Speaker 2

2:27

there because you have the mic

Unassigned speaker

2:29

because

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning██████████████14%
Personnel Matters███████████11%
Affordable Housing█████████9%
Education████████8%
Environmental Protection███████7%
Procedural█████5%
Veterans Affairs█████5%
Urban Redevelopment█████5%
Community Engagement████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Appointments Committee Meeting - October 1, 2026

The Appointments Committee of the Stamford Board of Representatives met on October 1, 2026, to interview and vote on five nominees for various city boards and commissions. All nominees were approved unanimously.

Consent Calendar

  • No consent calendar items were listed or discussed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Citation Officer (Alan DeLuca): Mr. DeLuca, a retired Stamford police officer of 46 years, described his transition from patrol to abandoned vehicle enforcement and now to part-time security aide for the mayor and citations officer. He explained that citations officers primarily issue warnings, but need sworn status to write citations. He noted that the top complaint is illegal dumping. Committee members praised his service and asked about workload (10–14 hours/week for mayor, 7 hours/week for citations) and the process for enforcing violations.
  • Environmental Protection Board Alternate (Patrick Blessinger): Mr. Blessinger, a teacher and adjunct professor, moved to Stamford for affordability and safety. He expressed interest in environmental protection. Committee member explained the EPB’s statutory role focuses on wetlands review, while a recent ordinance created a separate Conservation Commission for broader advisory duties. Blessinger indicated he would learn on the job.
  • Patriotic and Special Events Commission (Brendan Leiden): Mr. Leiden, a veteran and longtime volunteer, was appointed to complete a term. He noted the commission focuses on parades and veteran support. Committee members welcomed his background and teamwork.
  • Zoning Board Alternate (Jenny Johnson): Ms. Johnson, with a family background in architecture and development, discussed her interest in zoning, sustainability, and community involvement. She emphasized the need for affordable housing and rejected an either/or mentality. Committee members highlighted her potential to bring aesthetic awareness to the board and urged her to consider housing equity.
  • Planning Board (Peter Janov): Mr. Janov, a former attorney and real estate asset manager, offered broad qualifications. He critiqued the Stamford Town Center as a dead mall and suggested residential redevelopment. He discussed capital budget priorities aligning with the city’s comprehensive plan and stressed leaning on developers for good design. Committee members queried him on UConn’s growth, affordable housing, and pedestrian safety.

Key Outcomes

  • All five nominees were approved unanimously by voice vote: Alan DeLuca (Citation Officer), Patrick Blessinger (EPB alternate), Brendan Leiden (Patriotic and Special Events Commission), Jenny Johnson (Zoning Board alternate), and Peter Janov (Planning Board).
  • The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Shall we call this meeting to order? It's uh 63, Wednesday, the 30th of September. And this is a meeting of the appointments committee. Uh uh Angie, would you uh call the role? Or or I'm sorry, Christina. Oh my apologies. Uh would you call the role, please? Uh uh Christina, you're muted. It looks like you're mute muted. Well, I'll tell you what, I'll call the role. Um representative camperelli. Present. Uh oh, yeah, I'll do it. I'll I'll do it the right, I'll do it off of this. Um is this a is this our representative? Oh, I see, I got I've got it. Okay, representative Bradford will be with us. Uh Representative Gardner, co-chair Gardner. Present. Um Representative Hyatt. President Uh Representative Ravia will not be with us this evening. Um I uh Representative Shorem here, uh Representative Weinbert. Uh present. And uh hopefully we'll be hearing from Representative Weathers and Representative uh, but I think we can proceed in the meantime. And so uh bear with me all the all the uh right here. Uh we will uh begin with uh item number A32.063, which is uh citation officer. Uh and this is Alan De Luca. Uh this is uh a a new position, uh uh which I see expires on uh September 2nd, but I'm assuming that's just your completing uh uh a term. Yeah, I think that's not the expiration date. I think that's the day it was submitted. Oh, this isn't it? So this is a three weeks ago. This isn't the volunteer commission position. So this will be oh, I see. I

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